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Two get death for drug possession
The Siak District Court in Riau on Thursday sentenced to death two people for possession of eight tons of marijuana
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he Siak District Court in Riau on Thursday sentenced to death two people for possession of eight tons of marijuana.
Sorta Riua Neva, who presided over a panel of judges, said in the court hearing in Siak Sri Indrapura that AR Ibrahim, a 48-year-old resident of Bandung, and M. Jamil, 32, a resident of North Jakarta, were proven to be the owners of the marijuana and guilty of violating the 2009 Narcotics Law.
'The two defendants are convincingly proven guilty of masterminding the marijuana's transportation from Aceh to Jakarta,' said Sorta.
Among the exacerbating factors, the judge explained, was that the defendants had been convicted for previous drug crimes.
'There are no mitigating factors in this case,' he added.
The case came to light when the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) stopped a truck transporting eight tons of marijuana in Kandis, Riau, on Oct. 24, 2014. The truck, driven by Jamil, was on its way from Aceh to Jakarta. Three other members of the truck's crew faced narcotic charges at the same court: Budiman alias Ade, 45, Safrizal, 20, and Muhalil, 25.
Police arrested Ibrahim following testimony from the crew.
The verdict accorded with the demands of state prosecutors Endah Purwaningsih and Binsar Uli.
In separate trials, Budiman was sentenced to life imprisonment, while Safrizal and Muhalil will serve 20 years in prison and pay Rp 1 billion in fines.
Ibrahim and Jamil fell silent after the verdict was read. The defendants' lawyer, Malik, said they would appeal against the verdict.
In a separate drug trial in North Sumatra, the Stabat District Court in Langkat regency sentenced 22-year-old Furqon Yanuar, a resident of North Aceh, to death for transporting 2.8 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine on Wednesday.
Presiding judge Sohe said the defendant was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating the narcotics law.
State prosecutors had demanded 19 years' imprisonment and a Rp 2 billion fine. The defendant immediately filed an appeal against the verdict.
Furqon was arrested on the Sumatra Highway in Langkat at a road check on his way from Lhoksukon in Aceh to Medan. Police found the drugs in four packages inside his bag. Furqon claimed that he was unaware of the contents of the bag, which he had been given by his uncle to be delivered to Medan.
